A VIEW · A ROOM · A PAUSE
We borrow nature from the next generation. Our rooms temporarily borrow the location — set up without disruption, removed without leaving a trace.
New destinations · July 2026
Many new locations opening autumn 2026. Only 2 slots a week available in each place.
Waitlist members get 48h early access before public release.
We email you when new retreats open. Nothing else.
[Re]treats creates temporary spaces for people to reconnect with nature, the place, and themselves.
We are all guests. We do not own the planet or the places we visit, we borrow them from future generations, and we build our business accordingly. Nature and local communities are our highest authority.
Summer 2026
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We borrow nature from the next generation. Your [Re] treat borrows the place briefly — set up without disruption, removed without leaving a trace.
About
How it started
ReTreats didn't start as a company.
It started as a side project. A small room placed carefully in the landscape. No infrastructure. No permanent footprint. Just a bed, a view, and a question: what if travel could create value locally — without taking anything away?
We were already working at the intersection of sustainability and tourism. But instead of talking about what should change, we decided to build something that showed what was possible.
Show don't tell.
People showed up. Then more. Landowners reached out. Places opened up.
What began as an experiment is now spreading, one location at a time.
[Re] charge
Here's a twist. From the bed you look into beautiful Norwegian nature, ready to be explored. You and your partner can wake up in a modern, urban "hotel room" situated in the heart of Norway's most beautiful and raw natural landscapes.
[Re] define
We borrow nature from the next generation. Our hotel rooms temporarily borrow the location. They are set up without disruption and removed without leaving a trace. We aim to be 100% transparent about our impact — positive and negative.
[Re] cycle
Our Re-treats are constructed from recycled materials, they are off-grid and will stand a short season before being relocated. Great experiences built on circular and renewable principles.
Inspi [Re]
We aim to inspire and demonstrate what's possible when nature's put in the front row. You don't have to build down and hurt nature to build a healthy tourism business.
[Re] vitalize
Income from tourism contributes to local services and creates jobs. Tourism can contribute to pride and optimism for the future in small places. Let's try to find the right balance.
[Re] locate
Easily moved from the summer beach to the winter mountains. No permanent footprint — set up and removed without a trace.
[Re] markable
From NRK to niche magazines — the story of a small pop-up hotel room in nature captured the attention of Norwegian and international media.
Do you have a unique plot, view, or place in nature you think guests would love? We provide everything — mobile self-sufficient units, booking, marketing, and operations. You provide the place. We take care of the rest. Earn from the first night, no large investment required.
Thank you. We'll be in touch shortly.
Bli Brand Partner
Som Brand Partner etablerer og driver du en ReTreats-enhet lokalt gjennom ditt eget selskap — vi stiller med enheten, merkevaren, systemene og markedsføringen.
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Vi inviterer mennesker som bryr seg om å utvikle regionen sin til å bli medeiere. Les om aksjesalget og hvordan medeierskap fungerer.
Les mer om å bli medeier[Re]treats creates temporary spaces for people to reconnect with nature, the place, and themselves.
We are all guests. We do not own the planet or the places we visit, we borrow them from future generations, and we build our business accordingly. Nature and local communities are our highest authority.
Responsibility
Sustainable tourism is unfortunately impossible to achieve, especially on a larger scale. We are neither green, regenerative, nor environmentally friendly, and we are certainly not carbon-neutral or climate-positive. No travel company we're aware of — including [Re] treats — truly gives back as much or more than it takes.
What we can do is be fully accountable for our impact: recognize the damage we cause, and do what we can to reduce and repair it. Being transparent helps ensure we are on the right track.
"We started this project to demonstrate what's possible when social and environmental responsibility are prioritized. Sustainability isn't a final goal — it's an ongoing process."
[Re]treats creates temporary spaces for people to reconnect with nature, the place, and themselves.
We are all guests. We do not own the planet or the places we visit, we borrow them from future generations, and we build our business accordingly. Nature and local communities are our highest authority.
We use the Triple™ framework and focus equally on all three pillars: The Company, The Community and The Planet — with 18 focus areas. We started this project to demonstrate what is possible when social and environmental responsibility are prioritised. Sustainability is not a final goal — it is an ongoing process.
Vi bygger ikke ReTreats for en rask exit. Ambisjonen er å skape et sunt, lønnsomt og formålsdrevet selskap som kan levere på samfunnsoppdraget sitt i 100 år. Det krever mer enn gode intensjoner. Formålet må være en del av selskapets struktur, beslutninger og bruk av overskudd – slik at ReTreats beholder retningen også når vi vokser, får nye eiere og en dag ledes av andre enn dem som startet selskapet.
I de første årene prioriterer vi utvikling og vekst. Når selskapet er lønnsomt og har tilstrekkelig egenkapital og likviditet, er målet å innføre en waterfall-modell:
En stor del av verdiskapingen fordeles allerede gjennom den løpende driften – til lokale driftsselskaper, ansatte, grunneiere, leverandører og tilbydere. Waterfall-modellen gjelder overskuddet som er igjen etter dette. Slik kan ReTreats gi avkastning til eierne, samtidig som mesteparten av verdiene brukes til å gjøre selskapet og stedene vi er en del av sterkere over tid.
Formålet er allerede forankret i vedtektene våre. Gjennom Vardeprogrammet arbeider vi videre med å bygge en selskapsstruktur som er robust, regenerativ og inkluderende – og som kan beskytte formålet gjennom vekst, nye eiere og nye generasjoner.
We want to create a culture of accountability in the workplace — ensuring that our team is satisfied, those we interact with are content, purchases are made ethically, and that what we are involved in is done correctly. We believe in demonstrating our values through actions and are dedicated to building a responsible business.
We want to foster a healthy relationship with the places and people near where we operate. To achieve this, we need to contribute to the growth of the local community and collaborate with local stakeholders and residents so that both we and those around us can thrive.
Taking care of the planet means protecting ecosystems, wildlife, and nature by responsibly managing land, air, water, energy, and waste. Since most of the carbon footprint in tourism comes from travel to the destination, the most important action we can take is to focus on guests from nearby regions.
Research consistently shows that most carbon offset schemes fail to deliver the reductions they claim.
For every confirmed booking in 2026, we donate NOK 100 to Clean Air Task Force.
Why Clean Air Task Force?
CATF works on policy and technology in the regions that will determine 85% of future global emissions.
We do not claim this makes us carbon neutral. Travel emits CO2. What we can do is direct our response where evidence shows it has the greatest impact.
Questions? hello@retreats.no
Arrive whenever you want on day one · Leave when you're ready on the last day
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We provide the unit, the brand, the systems and the marketing. You establish and run the business locally — without starting completely from scratch.
Starting a travel business from scratch requires capital, a good product, expertise, technology, marketing and sales. Many find it challenging to get going.
With ReTreats you get a different starting point. You establish and run the business locally through your own company — ReTreats provides the unit, the brand, the systems, the training and central marketing.
Behind ReTreats stands a team with around 20 years of experience developing travel businesses and destinations. Over the years we have trained and helped thousands of operators develop their own travel products and businesses.
As a ReTreats Brand Partner you normally start with one unit. The goal is for you to build a larger local travel business — and for us to keep growing together.
Simply put, we offer mobile, off-grid hotel rooms designed for two people. The bed and the large panoramic window form the starting point for the room, so guests wake up in the middle of the landscape — with the comfort, privacy and quality they expect from a good hotel room.
The room has a permanent double bed, a compact kitchen, a separate toilet room, heating, ventilation and practical storage. Solar power, battery and self-contained water and toilet solutions mean it works without any connection to electricity, water or sewage. That makes it possible to create unique places to stay in locations where traditional construction would be difficult, costly or time-consuming.
The units have been developed over several years of prototyping, testing and operation with paying guests. The ambition has always been to create the best possible guest experience — closer to a good hotel room than to glamping. At the same time, the units are mobile, quick to prepare and built for efficient cleaning and minimal administration between stays.
Through a large network we also work with other manufacturers of mobile, off-grid rooms. That gives us the flexibility to find a model that fits the location, the market and the way you want to run your business.
You run the business through your own company (e.g. a sole proprietorship or limited company) and are self-employed, responsible for accounting, tax, insurance and other obligations related to local operations. You don't need experience from hotels or travel — ReTreats provides the training.
Choose the model that suits you, the location and how much you want to invest yourself.
[Re] treats finances, owns and provides the unit. You run it locally and receive 40% of the accommodation revenue. You don't invest in the unit itself – you only pay a one-off fee for onboarding and training.
You buy and own the unit, and keep 70% of the accommodation revenue. Buy outright or with part payment. Read more about owning your own room ↓
Do you already own a tiny house, a small cabin or another place to stay that fits our concept? Your place is featured on our platform, where we offer two- to three-night stays to a clearly defined audience. You can keep bringing in your own guests – we charge nothing for those. We only take a share of the bookings we bring you.
Not sure which model suits you? Get in touch and we'll work it out together.
Buy your own ReTreats room and build a local travel business with a ready-made concept behind you.
You provide the location and run things locally. We provide the room, the brand, the booking platform, the marketing, the training and the systems you need. You keep 70% of the accommodation revenue, and ReTreats receives 30%.
You get a thoroughly tested product and a concept we have invested heavily in developing — without having to build the product, brand, technology and sales channels yourself.
Both options require a long-term partnership agreement with ReTreats. Purchase price, repayment plan and commitment period are agreed individually. Part payment is assessed case by case and is not granted automatically.
Want to own together with others? It may be possible to buy a unit jointly, for example through a shared company — as long as one Brand Partner has clear responsibility for local operations.
The more digital everyday life becomes, the greater the need to switch off. Digital detox and travel focused on calm, nature and presence are growing fast. ReTreats is designed for adult couples who want time together and a break from everyday life.
A ReTreat is therefore more than a place to sleep. It's time in nature, away from screens, interruptions and everything that demands your attention.
We offer two fixed stay types that give guests time to properly land, while keeping operations simple and predictable. That means at most two turnarounds a week, and always one day between stays — plenty of time for cleaning, and a buffer if something unexpected comes up.
As a Brand Partner you can open Midtuke in the weeks that suit your capacity, the season and demand. Langhelg gives the business a fixed, predictable base, while Midtuke makes it possible to generate more revenue from the same unit. The starting point is that Midtuke should be available most weeks.
Every stay, payment and piece of guest communication is handled through the ReTreats platform. You get your own login and full visibility into the business.
Three nights and four days. Guests can arrive whenever suits them on Thursday and leave whenever they're ready on Sunday. The whole weekend is theirs — no rushing on Friday evening, no early Sunday checkout. This is our main product.
Two nights and three days. A shorter, more affordable option that still gives guests a full day in nature between arrival and departure.
This can be offered as an add-on to the ReTreats stay where it fits the concept. But it can also be developed and sold as an independent part of your own business, to ReTreats guests and other customers. ReTreats isn't meant to replace what you're already good at — it's meant to become a platform to build further on it.
Juster antall enheter, solgte opphold og mersalg for å se hva virksomheten din kan omsette for.
The calculator shows model 1, where we own the unit. If you buy the unit yourself, you receive a larger share of the accommodation revenue.
Midtuke (Monday–Wednesday, 2 nights) and Langhelg (Thursday–Sunday, 3 nights) are counted separately below, using one average price per night across both.
Enter the price from your offer. Used only to estimate the payback period — not included in operating costs.
As the owner you also cover insurance and maintenance of the unit. Add this under "Other operating costs" below.
Includes, for example, Full Experience (sauna & shower), food, an extra night or local products.
All amounts above are the prices guests pay (incl. VAT). VAT and other taxes are not deducted.
Your share covers local operations, including cleaning and any payment to the landowner.
One-off setup fee: 75 000 kr — covers onboarding, training and system setup. Paid once only, regardless of the number of units. Flexible payment arrangements can be discussed.
Operating costs vary. Some handle cleaning and turnover themselves, while others hire help. Some own the site themselves, while others pay rent.
Estimate based on around 1.5 hours of cleaning and turnover per stay. Set the hourly rate to 0 kr if you don't want to value your own time.
Typical cost of washing bedding and towels for one stay.
Covers things like toiletries, coffee, tea and cleaning supplies used during a stay.
Estimate per unit and month. Scales automatically with the number of units above — set to 0 kr if you own or have free use of the site.
A buffer for smaller, unforeseen costs such as maintenance or minor repairs.
Simple estimate: purchase price divided by the estimated annual result. Does not take financing, tax, depreciation or changes in demand into account. With part payment the calculation will be different.
The figures above are illustrative examples and do not guarantee future returns. Actual results depend on location, season, pricing, operations and market conditions. Feel free to get in touch for a concrete review of your area.
Fill out the form below. We'll have a no-obligation chat about you, the location and the possibilities.
Together we look at the location, the market and what suits your area best.
The one-off fee covers onboarding, training and system setup. Transport and placement of the unit are arranged.
You open and run the unit locally. ReTreats builds demand centrally — and we look at adding more units once it's working.
We're not after as many locations as possible — just a handful that truly work. This isn't a strict checklist, more a way of thinking about it together with a landowner.
In short:
Screened.
Memorable.
Close enough.
Easy to carry out.
Not sure if a spot qualifies? That's completely normal — send us a few photos and some basic info, and we'll give you an honest read.
The most common question we get from prospective partners is whether a ReTreats unit is actually allowed where you want to put it. Short version: in most cases, yes — here's why.
The units are built to fit the Norwegian rules for temporary siting: they're genuinely mobile, off-grid, and use closed systems for water and waste — no digging, no permanent connections. That means a placement of up to 2 years normally follows a simplified application with no need for a certified applicant ("ansvarlig søker"), and it's processed quickly — typically within three weeks. Standing less than 2 months usually needs no application at all. The municipality still decides case by case, so we always go through the local dialogue with you before a unit moves in.
Often, yes. As long as the local plan doesn't explicitly forbid it, temporary siting of up to 2 years can normally go into LNF areas without a dispensation. We've seen municipalities like Averøy, Hustadvika and Smøla show real flexibility, and Sigdal municipality has approved a comparable unit for a full 10 years. Building-restricted zones — nature reserves, protected outdoor areas — do require a dispensation, and we factor that into how we assess each site.
As a Brand Partner, you own the local approvals — you know the site and you build the relationship with the municipality. You're not on your own with it, though: ReTreats provides documentation on the unit (dimensions, construction, off-grid systems) and experience from similar cases in other municipalities, so you walk in prepared.
Practice varies a fair bit from one municipality to the next — some are already familiar with mobile, off-grid units, others need more information before they can say yes. Our experience is that an early, open conversation — ideally before you commit to a specific plot — gives you the best starting point. Download the summary below, or get in touch, and we'll help you assess a specific location.
No — this is a summary of how the regulations are normally applied, not a guarantee of the outcome in your municipality. We always recommend confirming the specific siting with the municipality's planning and building department before moving forward.
Fill out the form and we'll get in touch for a no-obligation chat. After submitting, you'll get access to download the full model as a PDF.
Or email us directly: hello@retreats.no
We've received your inquiry and will be in touch shortly for a no-obligation chat. In the meantime you can download the full model — "Build your own travel business with ReTreats" — below.
What happens now?
We offer movable hotel rooms that make it possible to create value on your property — simply, responsibly, and without impact on nature.
We quickly filled up the test period
We need to pick up the pace to meet demand
We barely need to market ourselves
Leave your name and email and you get access right away: pitch, budget 2027–2030, calculator, terms and the shareholder agreement.
Travel is growing fast. Some places face heavy pressure on local communities and nature, others see none at all. Many landowners want to create income from accommodation on their own property, but getting started is expensive, bureaucratic, and they don't know how.
[Re] treats offers mobile, off-grid hotel rooms that landowners "subscribe" to. We deliver plug-and-play units and handle operations and booking — the landowner provides the site, and earns income from day one.
For guests, that means world-class accommodation experiences — a digital detox and a well-earned break from a chaotic world. For local communities, it creates value without damaging nature.
The more digital the world becomes, the more important it becomes to be able to disconnect.
While the startup world chases more AI and technology, we're moving in the opposite direction.
We create physical, analog places where people can put away their screens, meet, and be in nature.
We believe that need will only grow.
In the evening, the sun broke through, turning the landscape into pure magic. We sat on the hammock thing, hypnotized by the waves as the light danced over the sea. The next morning, we were served a breakfast so delicious and generous that we talked about it for the rest of the day. A different experience we'll never forget.
So far we've managed without hiring in professional help for photos, videos and marketing. That's something we'll do once we take the next step. Here are a few videos from real, authentic stays. One was filmed over just a few hours in October.
The other was shot across a couple of different locations — filmed straight off a TV screen :)
We've been covered by Norwegian and international media, including:
A proper good bed, with a proper good view
In 2024 we tested the first prototype of our concept. In summer 2025 we tested two upgraded versions on Smøla and along the Atlantic Road. Now entirely new units are coming. The response has been overwhelming — guests, landowners, local communities and media have all given us glowing feedback.
What started as a side project has become its own company. We've seen that this is something the market wants and is willing to pay for. Now we're stepping on the gas.
Here's some of what's happened over the past year:
This isn't just a sustainability project. It's a model we've already tested in the market, and the testing has taught us that each unit has strong unit economics and can turn a profit from its first season.
We're now well-equipped to scale up. After this thorough test period with paying guests, feedback from landowners and local communities, and optimisation of both operations and construction, both demand and viability are proven.
During 2026–2027 we're coming to more locations along the coast. Local anchoring is essential to us, and we want new co-owners from across the country to be able to join the 2027 share issue.
We've already had interest from landowners in Norway, but also in Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, where we were invited to present the project last autumn. This year we also presented the project at the world's largest travel trade fair, ITB in Berlin. Still, the plan is simple: we build further step by step, with solid local partners.
Many travel concepts and hotels are often owned by a few, typically external, players from completely different places than the ones being visited — and the money largely disappears out of the local community. One example: despite Moskenes and Vågan in Lofoten being among Norway's most popular tourist destinations, they're among Norway's poorest municipalities. Trysil is Norway's largest ski destination and second-largest cabin municipality — yet the municipality ranks at the bottom for average income. What's being done today isn't working.
The destinations don't get to share in the value created, while the wear and tear is local.
We want to do things differently:
We've written it into our articles of association that ReTreats shall create great experiences in a way that demonstrably creates value in local communities, without damaging nature or surroundings. To get even better at this, and to anchor our values throughout the organisation, ReTreats is part of Vardeprogrammet — together with, among others, the clothing brand Northern Playground and a handful of other companies taking corporate responsibility seriously, to a new level. A new generation of companies putting sustainability in the driver's seat. Vardeprogrammet explains it best themselves:
The people behind this have been founders and travel industry advisors for years. We've given hundreds of talks, courses and workshops for thousands of people, and sat on boards and strategic councils. This is knowledge grounded in travel and entrepreneurship, and driven by a genuine concern for nature and local communities. Many talk about sustainability. We want to show how you create world-class experiences while taking social and environmental responsibility.
To become truly significant and create change, we need to become big. Everyone should be able to visit a ReTreat close to where they live — one they can experience and tell friends and family about.
Being a co-owner means more than a share certificate — here's what it means in practice:
We have huge ambitions, and this is an opportunity for you if you:
Something we're proud of: so far, over 60% of our investors are women who truly understand the need for small accommodation spots where you can get a digital detox in nature.
We can't put absolutely everything online, so you'll get more when you reach out. People often ask us about:
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